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Adapting the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation for Japanese patients

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boxed-textImai E et al. (2007) Modification of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study equation for Japan. Am J Kidney Dis 50: 927–937

In Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease, the best equations currently available for estimating glomerular filtration rate are the JSN-CKDI-coefficient-modified MDRD equation and the JSN-CKDI equation

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